Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is carving out an unexpected fault line: carbon capture, Louisiana Illuminator writes. State Treasurer John Fleming is making opposition to carbon storage projects a ...

City Roots Coffee is expanding its Baton Rouge footprint with plans to open a third location in the former Vars Pizza space ...

Mudbug economy: Crawfish prices are climbing just in time for Mother’s Day. Prices rose 50 cents per pound this week as strong holiday demand collides with spotty supply, including fewer basin ...

A once-fringe idea is moving into the mainstream of the AI debate: taxing artificial intelligence itself, The Wall Street Journal writes. The concept, often called a “compute tax,” would place taxes ...

Tourism in the Capital City generated $1.3 billion spent by visitors in 2025, supported more than 42,200 jobs and drew 9.4 ...

After years of investor pressure to prioritize profits over rapid growth, U.S. shale producers are finally signaling they may increase drilling activity—but not enough to recreate the industry’s ...

Rainy weather is forcing several Baton Rouge event organizers to change plans this weekend. Hot Art Cool Nights, originally scheduled for Friday in Mid City, has been postponed to May 15. Night Market ...

North Carolina-based restaurant chain Cook Out plans to enter the Louisiana market, with its first location in the Capital ...

South Louisiana could become an unlikely player in the future of the space industry, with state Sen. Bob Hensgens, R-Abbeville, confirming this week that a space exploration company is in discussions ...

A widening corruption investigation tied to former Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration is drawing deeper attention at Baton Rouge City Hall, WAFB-TV reports. Broome has hired prominent ...

Hyundai Steel and Posco’s proposed steel mill in Ascension Parish is moving into a new phase, with the joint venture selecting Italian engineering firm Danieli as its technology partner, Steel Orbis ...

Despite widespread fears about AI-fueled job losses, overall corporate layoffs are actually down in 2026, The Wall Street Journal writes.  Companies announced roughly 300,000 layoffs through the first ...